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PH and AM to an A-26 Invader KIA. 386th BG 554th BS


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Ok my first post here in 2 and a half years (bought house, got married had baby) so I hope I still remember how it goes!

This is a set I found on Ebay a few years ago or rather I found the Air medal and enquired about the possibility of there being a PH. Any way here they are.

Entered service in March 1943, he was killed when the A-26 that he was a gunner on, was badly damaged by AA near the target, RR bridge at Colbe, Germany on March 14th 1945.

Pantograph stamped PH and hand engraved slot brooch AM.

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Hi Scott.

I decided to put the medals and other militaria on the back burner for a while as a few other things needed my attention!!! :-)

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Ok my first post here in 2 and a half years (bought house, got married had baby) so I hope I still remember how it goes!

This is a set I found on Ebay a few years ago or rather I found the Air medal and enquired about the possibility of there being a PH. Any way here they are.

Entered service in March 1943, he was killed when the A-26 that he was a gunner on, was badly damaged by AA near the target, RR bridge at Colbe, Germany on March 14th 1945.

Pantograph stamped PH and hand engraved slot brooch AM.

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Nice collection! Here's some more history for you. At the time of his death, Thomas L. Madison was a Tech Sergeant. His service number was 39565418. The rest of his crew was pilot 1st Lt. Frank J. Kay (0-696466), Navigator 1st Lt. William F. Bower, Jr (0-712070), and Bombardier 1st Lt. Frank S. Perkins (0-664810). This was unusual because Invaders don't usually fly with a 4-man crew. The plane they flew was an A-26C, glass-nosed version, serial number: 43-22642, which was an A-26C-25-DT model, built at the Douglas Factory in Tulsa, OK. I don't have a photo of their plane at this time. Madison was born in 1908 in Nebraska, and lived in Los Angeles, CA at the time of his enlistment. He was married and was a construction foreman before the war. He enlisted on the 12 Mar 1943. The Missing Air Crew Report for his loss is MACR # 13021. I have a copy of the complete MACR file. I'd be happy to share it with you. It's 15 pages, so I won't clog up the thread here with it, but PM me if you want it and I'll send it over.

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